Arnold Pears

Arnold Pears, BSc (Hons) 1986, PhD 1994, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, is Professor and Head of the Department of Engineering Learning Sciences at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He previously served as Professor of Computer Science Education at Uppsala University (2017–2023). A distinguished academic with extensive experience in higher education and academic leadership across Australia, France, and Sweden, he has held several senior leadership and representative roles. These include two terms on the Academic Senate of Uppsala University, Programme Director of the Computer Engineering Programme at the same institution, and expert advisor in educational research to TUR — the Educational Advisory Council of the Faculty of Science and Technology. His contributions to educational innovation and governance also include multiple terms on the Faculty Boards of Studies (TUN and NUN) at Uppsala University (2010–2016), as well as serving as Director of Education at the Department of Information Technology. He currently coordinates KTH’s participation in three doctoral schools funded by the Swedish Research Council and leads research projects supported by the Swedish government, the European Union, and the NordPlus programme. He is the author of 6 book chapters, 40 journal articles, and more than 150 peer-reviewed conference papers. His academic work has received 3,694 citations, with an h-index of 29 (Google Scholar, 4 August 2025).